[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 79 (Monday, April 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21648-21649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9622]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

[Docket No. MMS-2010-OMM-0020]


MMS Information Collection Activity: 1010-0106, Oil Spill 
Financial Responsibility for Offshore Facilities, Extension of a 
Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of an information collection (1010-0106).

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), MMS 
is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 
The information collection request (ICR) concerns the paperwork 
requirements in the regulations under ``30 CFR Part 253, Oil Spill 
Financial Responsibility for Offshore Facilities.''

DATES: Submit written comments by June 25, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods 
listed below:
     Electronically: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. In the 
entry titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter docket ID MMS-2010-OMM-0020 
then click search. Under the tab ``View By Docket Folder'' you can 
submit public comments and view supporting and related materials 
available for this collection of information. The MMS will post all 
comments.
     Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the 
Interior; Minerals Management Service; Attention: Cheryl Blundon; 381 
Elden Street, MS-4024, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please reference 
Information Collection 1010-0106 in your comment and include your name 
and address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 
Standards Branch at (703) 787-1607. You may also contact Cheryl Blundon 
to obtain a copy, at no cost, of the regulation that requires the 
subject collection of information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 30 CFR Part 253, Oil Spill Financial Responsibility for 
Offshore Facilities.
    Forms: MMS-1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, and 1022.
    OMB Control Number: 1010-0106.
    Abstract: This information collection request addresses the 
regulations at 30 CFR Part 253, Oil Spill Financial Responsibility for 
Offshore Facilities, including any supplementary Notices to Lessees and 
Operators (NTLs) that provide clarification, description, or 
explanation of these regulations, and forms MMS-1016 through MMS-1022.
    The MMS will use the information collected under 30 CFR Part 253 to 
verify compliance with section 1016 of Oil Pollution Act. The 
information is necessary to confirm that applicants can pay for clean-
up and damages from oil-spill discharges from Covered Offshore 
Facilities (COFs).
    We will protect information from respondents considered proprietary 
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its 
implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2) and under regulations at 30 
CFR 250.197, ``Data and information to be made available to the public 
or for limited inspection.'' No items of a sensitive nature are 
collected. Responses are mandatory.
    Frequency: On an annual basis, except for changes to existing COF 
listings that could occur throughout the term of the Oil Spill 
Financial Responsibility (OSFR) Certification.
    Description of Respondents: Holders of leases, permits, and rights 
of use and easement in the OCS and in State coastal waters who will 
appoint designated applicants. Other respondents will be the designated 
applicants' insurance agents and brokers, bonding companies, and 
indemnitors. Some respondents may also be claimants.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The 
currently approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 
21,319 hours. The following chart details the individual components and 
respective hour burden estimates of this ICR. In calculating the 
burdens, we assumed that respondents perform certain requirements in 
the normal course of their activities. We consider these to be usual 
and customary and took that into account in estimating the burden.

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              Citation 30 CFR 253                             Reporting requirement                 Hour burden
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Various sections..............................  The burdens for all general references to                      0
                                                 submitting evidence of OSFR are covered under
                                                 the forms below.
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                                        Applicability and Amount of OSFR
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11(a)(1); 40; 41..............................  Form MMS-1016--Designated Applicant Information                1
                                                 Certification.
11(a)(1); 40; 41..............................  Form MMS-1017--Designation of Applicant.........               9
12............................................  Request for determination of OSFR applicability.               2
15............................................  Notify MMS of change in ability to comply.......               1
15(f).........................................  Provide claimant written explanation of denial..               1
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                                         Methods for Demonstrating OSFR
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21; 22; 23; 24; 26; 27; 30; 40; 41; 43........  Form MMS-1018--Self-Insurance or Indemnity                     1
                                                 Information.
29; 40; 41; 43................................  Form MMS-1019--Insurance Certificate............             120
31; 40; 41; 43................................  Form MMS-1020--Surety Bond......................              24

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32............................................  Proposal for alternative method to evidence OSFR             120
                                                 (anticipate no proposals, but the regulations
                                                 provide the opportunity).
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                                  Requirements for Submitting OSFR Information
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40; 41........................................  Form MMS-1021--Covered Offshore Facilities......               3
40; 41; 42....................................  Form MMS-1022--Covered Offshore Facility Changes               1
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                                 Claims for Oil-Spill Removal Costs and Damages
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Subpart F.....................................  Claims: MMS will not be involved in the claims                 0
                                                 process. Assessment of burden for claims
                                                 against the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (33
                                                 CFR Parts 135, 136, 137) should be
                                                 responsibility of the U.S. Coast Guard.
60(d).........................................  Claimant request to determine whether a                        2
                                                 guarantor may be liable for a claim.
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    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We 
have identified no ``non-hour cost'' burdens for this collection.
    Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. 
Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated 
to respond.
    Comments: Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA section 
3506(c)(2)(A) requires each agency ``* * * to provide notice * * * and 
otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies 
concerning each proposed collection of information * * *''. Agencies 
must specifically solicit comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to 
perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) 
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) enhance the quality, 
usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 
minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Agencies must also estimate the ``non-hour cost'' burdens to 
respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of 
information. Therefore, if you have costs to generate, maintain, and 
disclose this information, you should comment and provide your total 
capital and startup cost components or annual operation, maintenance, 
and purchase of service components. You should describe the methods you 
use to estimate major cost factors, including system and technology 
acquisition, expected useful life of capital equipment, discount 
rate(s), and the period over which you incur costs. Capital and startup 
costs include, among other items, computers and software you purchase 
to prepare for collecting information, monitoring, and record storage 
facilities. You should not include estimates for equipment or services 
purchased: (i) Before October 1, 1995; (ii) to comply with requirements 
not associated with the information collection; (iii) for reasons other 
than to provide information or keep records for the Government; or (iv) 
as part of customary and usual business or private practices.
    We will summarize written responses to this notice and address them 
in our submission for OMB approval. As a result of your comments, we 
will make any necessary adjustments to the burden in our submission to 
OMB.
    Public Comment Procedures: Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including 
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available 
at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    MMS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 
208-7744.

    Dated: April 14, 2010.
William S. Hauser,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-9622 Filed 4-23-10; 8:45 am]
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